Steven Soper PITTS S-1T N155NK

Summary

On 27 July 1986 at about 17:45 local time, a Steven Soper PITTS S-1T registered N155NK was involved in an accident near Shelby, Montana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 July 1986 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Shelby, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Benjamin Ranch

Coordinates

48.5105, -111.7296

Aircraft

Steven Soper PITTS S-1T

Registration

N155NK

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Shelby → Cut Bank

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN86FA211

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE RANCH AIRSTRIP, THE ACFT ENGINE QUIT. THE PLT HAD INADVERTENTLY LEFT THE FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH IN THE NO. 2 POSITION WHICH ALLOWED OIL, NORMALLY USED TO PRODUCE SMOKE DURING AERIAL DEMONSTRATIONS, TO ENTER THE ACFT FUEL SYSTEM. THE ACFT STRUCK A TREE AND DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED UNTIL IMPACT WITH THE GROUND 400 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE AIRSTRIP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.